News / China crackdown on quality of waste imports a blow to recycling sector

02/10/2017

China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) has rejected claims that the government’s radical steps to cut pollution, including closing factories and banning the import of certain grades of plastic and paper scrap will push up prices.

At a summit meeting of the MEP last week, Cui ...

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